220:2014

Object Title
Standing Tomb Figurine
Measurements
11 1/4 x 3/4 x 2 1/8 inches
Creation Date
2nd-1st century BC
Credit Line
Spink Asian Art Collection, Bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
www.slam.org
Provenance Information
G. Nakajima, Kyoto, Japan; 1999 - 2014
Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from G. Nakajima; 2014 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
In a letter dated August 16, 1988, C.C. Johnson Spink wrote to a Hong Kong dealer explaining that his purchase was “destined for the St. Louis Art Museum” and that “the collection…will be given to the Museum at some future date.” This object was part of a collection of 215 works of Chinese or Japanese origin, collected by C. C. Johnson Spink and Edith J. Spink from the 1970s through the 1990s. The Museum formally received the collection by bequest in 2014.

2014.126

Object Title
Funerary Head
Measurements
40.6 cm (16 inches)
Creation Date
AD 900–1450
Credit Line
Bequest of William E. Teel
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/peruvian-funerary-head-569671
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1550
Provenance Information
Sold from a private collection, Argentina, to the Galerie Alain Schoffel, Paris; November 26, 1973, sold by Alain Schoffel to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
Exhibition Information
No known exhibition history.
Publication Information
No known publication history.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This funerary head was outside its country of origin by 1973, and possibly earlier. Attempts to trace its provenance further have been unsuccessful.

2008.046.001

Object Title
Kannon
Measurements
31 x 10 1/2 x 7 in. (78.7 x 26.7 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Joan and Richard David Chalfant
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Provenance Information
Possibly 1970s - 2008 collection of Joan Dunham Chalfant (d. 2008) and Richard David Chalfant, Chicago; 2008 estate of Joan Dunham Chalfant; 2008 collection of Richard David Chalfant, Chicago (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Richard David Chalfant)
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
Dunham & Chalfant. (no title) [a sale cat.] (Chicago: Dunham & Chalfant, [possibly 1970s]); ref. n.p., b&w illus. n.p.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Provenance for this work is established to before 2008, when it was given to the museum by the donor. It was published in a sale catalog by the donor sometime in the 1970s, a copy of which is on file at the museum.

TL.2009.20.242

Object Title
Warrior Effigy
Measurements
Body H: 11 1/2 x W: 6 15/16 x D: 5 7/8 in. (29.2 x 17.7 x 15 cm); Mace L: 8 1/4 x Diam: 2 11/16 in. (21 x 6.8 cm)
Creation Date
n.d.
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne Foundation, 2013
Country of Origin
Object Type
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/detail/80397
Provenance Information
Private collection, Florida; Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, December 15, 1999, by purchase; given to John G. Bourne Foundation, 2000 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
Exhibition Information
Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection Gift. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Albuquerque Museum of Art & History; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. 2012-2013.
Publication Information
Reents-Budet, Dorie. Exploring art of the ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2012.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this promised gift began in April 2005.

61.356

Object Title
Orator's Staff with Carved Warriors
Measurements
H: 48 1/2 x W: 6 1/8 x D: 1 1/4 in. (123.2 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm)
Creation Date
1000-1450
Credit Line
Private Collection, New York, 2009
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=79426
Provenance Information
Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1990, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
Publication Information
No known publications.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this gift began in November 2005.

61.355

Object Title
Mummy Mask with Wig
Measurements
H: 12 x W: 8 x D: 1 7/8 in. (30.5 x 20.3 x 4.8 cm)
Creation Date
1000-1450
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, 2009
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=79419
Provenance Information
New World Antiquities, San Francisco [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1988, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Exhibition Information
Crowning Glory: Art of the Americas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2018.
Publication Information
No known publications.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this gift began in November 2005.

61.354

Object Title
Standing Figure
Measurements
H: 22 x W: 9 1/2 x D: 4 in. (55.9 x 24.1 x 10.2 cm)
Creation Date
1100-1550
Credit Line
Private Collection, New York, 2009
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=79399
Provenance Information
The Merrin Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1991, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
Publication Information
No known publications.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this gift began in November 2005.

61.353

Object Title
Standing Female Figure
Measurements
H: 11 1/2 x W: 4 3/8 x D: 2 in. (29.2 x 11.1 x 5.1 cm)
Creation Date
1100-1550
Credit Line
Private Collection, New York, 2009
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=79388
Provenance Information
The Merrin Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1989, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
Publication Information
No known publications.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this gift began in November 2005.

2009.20.1

Object Title
Mask
Measurements
H: 6 3/4 x W: 5 1/2 x D: 2 13/16 in. (17.2 x 14 x 7.2 cm)
Creation Date
1400-1521
Credit Line
Gift of John Bourne, 2009
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=80156
Provenance Information
Throckmorton Fine Arts, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1990s, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Exhibition Information
Art of Ancient America, 1500 B.C.-1400 A.D.. Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe. 1998-2008. Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection Gift. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Albuquerque Museum of Art & History; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. 2012-2013.
Publication Information
Reents-Budet, Dorie. Exploring art of the ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2012.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this gift began in April 2005.

2009.13.33

Object Title
Standing Figure
Measurements
H: 27 x W: 6 3/4 x D: 3 1/4 in. (68.6 x 17.1 x 8.3 cm)
Creation Date
1100-1550
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, 2009
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=79408
Provenance Information
The Merrin Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1991, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Exhibition Information
No known exhibitions.
Publication Information
No known publications.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this gift began in November 2005.
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